Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 232 – The Spirit of Craftsmanship

The night was as black as ink, draping a heavy veil over the majestic Border Dragon City.

Deep within the City Lord’s Manor, by a misty, open-air hot spring.

Lin Fan kicked off her exquisite little leather shoes and casually tossed the pure white knit sweater she was wearing onto the nearby jade steps.

Next came the shorts, the stockings…

A moment later, a flawless, perfect body, as fair as jade, slowly slid into the warm spring water.

“Phew…”

Lin Fan leaned against the side of the pool, letting out a long, comfortable sigh. The warm water enveloped every inch of her skin, washing away the mental fatigue from her act during the day.

This “Long Wu” body was truly worthy of being a Mythical-grade Skin.

Whether it was the feel of the skin or the body’s flexibility, it had reached an appallingly perfect level.

Even in this relaxed state, the Dragon Bone within her body was still automatically absorbing the Spirit Energy from the surrounding world.

“But… I’m still too weak.”

Lin Fan raised her hand, a grave look flashing in her eyes as she watched the water vapor curling around her slender fingertips.

The pressure that the Third Elder, Long Jingtian, had unleashed in the study during the day still made her heart palpitate with fear.

Eighth-level.

A single glance from him had given her the illusion that her very soul was about to freeze.

If that old man had truly made a move back then, she probably wouldn’t have lasted three seconds, even with all her trump cards.

“The gap between the seventh and eighth levels isn’t a mountain; it’s a chasm.”

Lin Fan scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on her face.

To truly gain a firm foothold in this world teeming with the Dragon Clan and overflowing with powerful individuals, acting and deception were not enough.

Fists were the only hard truth.

Her gaze locked onto the “Long Xueqi” Skin in her inventory.

And then there was the Mythical-grade “Long Wu” Skin she was currently wearing.

“If I fuse these two Skins into my main body…”

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A crazed light glinted in Lin Fan’s golden eyes.

Fusing Long Ningshuang and Su Rou before had earned her the title “Ever-changing Witch” and a dual Bloodline. So what would happen if she fused two high-level Dragon Clan Skins?

Long Wu’s [Bloodline Affinity] talent, in particular, seemed tailor-made for fusion.

“A Pureblood Dragon Clan plus a Tyranny T-Rex… what kind of monster will be born?”

Lin Fan licked her lips, a little expectant.

But now was not the time.

She was still short a large number of Skins to use as fusion materials.

She had to go back to Azurewood City.

That was her territory now; she could do whatever she wanted there.

“Splash!”

Lin Fan stood up from the water, sending a spray of crystalline droplets into the air.

She casually grabbed a bath towel, wrapped it around her body, and walked barefoot on the cool stone slabs, heading straight back to the luxurious bedroom.

By now, Long Yan had already returned to his own guest room.

The room was empty, save for the massive soft bed large enough to accommodate five or six people.

Lin Fan walked to the bedside and waved her hand.

“Clatter—”

A large pile of miscellaneous items appeared out of thin air, instantly covering the entire bed.

It was the loot she had “zero-dollar shopped” from Jiji’s underground black market during the day.

Staffs of various strange shapes and materials gleamed with an odd luster under the soft light.

“Let’s see just how far the tech tree in this other world has been developed.”

Lin Fan sat cross-legged on the bed and casually picked up the staff inlaid with a purple Lightning Crystal Core at its tip.

She had been curious about the construction of this thing when Jiji was introducing it during the day.

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“Spirit Energy-driven, and it even comes with an electric current…”

A faint wisp of Spirit Energy flowed from Lin Fan’s fingertip, charging the staff.

“Bzzzt—”

The staff instantly began to vibrate.

The purple crystal flickered with arcs of electricity, giving it a somewhat cyberpunk feel.

“A little interesting.”

Lin Fan’s eyes lit up.

The artisans of this world, though lacking precision machine tools and chips, were simply geniuses in their application of runes and Crystals!

This was practically a work of art!

“The design of the Spirit Energy circuit within this Soft Crystal Stone can actually convert the violent energy of a Lightning Crystal Core into such a gentle and continuous current…” Lin Fan looked ecstatic, like a scientist who had discovered a new continent.

She put it down and picked up another model.

“Whoa! This one actually uses the principle of hydraulic transmission?”

“What’s this? It generates heat automatically? Is there a Fire Crystal Core embedded inside?”

…

…….

“Eee-hee-hee-hee-ya!”

That night, the lights in the little princess of Border Dragon City’s chambers stayed on.

Strange sounds could be heard from time to time.

As well as the young lady’s gasps of wonder upon making a new discovery in her research.

It wasn’t until the sky began to show the pale light of dawn.

“Yawn—”

The little princess Long Wu finally collapsed on the bed and stopped her research.

“Although their purposes are improper, these technologies are innocent!”

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With a wave of her hand, she swept all these artisan creations into her System Space.

It was time to get down to business.

Lin Fan walked to the window and pushed it open.

The cool morning breeze blew in, refreshing her.

There were still ten days until the Rift on Blue Star’s side opened.

Time was tight.

Although she could return to Azurewood City at any time now.

There was a very awkward problem—

She was too strong.

The Rift in Azurewood City could only accommodate Evolved beings up to the fifth level.

And right now, her main body’s attributes had already reached the seventh level.

Even if she put on a first-level Skin, with the 50% attribute bonus from her main body, her comprehensive strength would exceed the sixth-level critical point.

In other words, she couldn’t enter the Azurewood City Rift at all.

“This is very troublesome.”

Lin Fan rubbed the bridge of her nose.

She had to make a trip back to Blue Star.

For one, there were still twenty thousand low-level Crystals waiting for her to harvest on the Sichuan-Tibet Plateau.

For another, Zhou Ming was analyzing the Rift, and she needed to bring back the latest data and Space Stones to try and establish a stable two-way channel.

“Looks like I can only take the VIP channel.”

Lin Fan turned around, her gaze shifting toward the very center of Border Dragon City.

There, a more stable Spatial Rift connected to Blue Star.

It was a strategic resource of Border Dragon City, and also the channel Long Teng used to deploy high-level spies and gather resources from Blue Star.

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That Rift was large enough for a peak sixth-level expert to pass through.

“Time to plan the route.”

Lin Fan quickly sketched a map in her mind.

“First, I’ll take Long Yan back to Azurewood City today. Clean up the mess there, establish Long Yan’s rule, integrate the fox clan from Green Hill Village and the black market boss Jiji from Border Dragon City, and establish a stable slave pipeline.”

“Then I’ll double back, return to Border Dragon City, and borrow my cheap old dad’s ‘VIP channel’ to go back to Blue Star.”

Perfect.

“Knock, knock, knock.”

A knock sounded at the door.

“Come in.” Lin Fan composed her expression, instantly switching back to the spoiled and willful little princess mode.

The door was pushed open.

Long Yan, dressed in a brand-new black combat uniform, stood expressionlessly at the entrance.

After a night of rest, his injuries were seventy to eighty percent healed, and the aura belonging to a seventh-level expert had become even more condensed.

It was just that the way he looked at Lin Fan was still tinged with a bit of vigilance and… oddness.

Evidently, with his hearing, it was impossible for him not to have heard the commotions coming from her room last night.

“What are you looking at?”

Lin Fan shot him a glare, walked over to the dressing table and sat down, then picked up a comb and threw it to him.

“What are you standing there for? Come over and comb my hair.”

The corner of Long Yan’s mouth twitched, but he still walked over, awkwardly picked up the comb, and began to work it through her long golden hair.

“When are we leaving?” Long Yan asked.

“Now.”

Lin Fan looked at herself in the mirror and revealed a brilliant smile.

“There are still a lot of friends waiting for us in Azurewood City, you know.”